Wikkit Gate
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The Wikkit Gate is a fictional artifact in the universe of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as featured in the novel Life, the Universe and Everything.
The Wikkit Gate is a universal symbol among the diverse cultures of the Galaxy of the basic ideals of civilization. The Galactic Government therefore chose to model the key that could unlock the envelope of Slo-Time surrounding planet Krikkit after a Wikkit Gate. It is composed of:
- A Steel Pillar of Strength and Power
- A Wooden Pillar of Nature and Spirituality
- A Perspex Pillar of Science and Reason (Plastic Pillar in the U.S. version of the books)
- A Golden Bail of Prosperity
- A Silver Bail of Peace
According to the novel, the sport of cricket as played on Earth is a tasteless reminder of the Krikkit Wars, and the cricket wicket is a highly distorted racial memory of the Wikkit Gate.